Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20

rate of 70 per cent of legal rate in scrip.
The following we've appointed as viewers
for road petitiOaed for by w. H.Kingery, Jack
Dulen. Henry Sayers and Hiram Wilson.
To the Honorable Board of County Commis.
siOners of Thomas county:
The undersigned respectfully petition your
honorable body to lay out, establish and open
to public travel in said county, public road.
as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner
of section thirty-one C3D, town seven f,).
range thirty-three CS). thence west to the
/ northwest corner of section one ~. town
eight 90, range thirty-fve (35). thence south
ont mile to the northwest corner of section
twelve Q2), thence west two miles to the north.
west corner of section ten 1Q, town eight fs,.
range thirty-tive (35,, thence south one mile to
northeast corner of section sixteen n6l
thence west to the county line, ending at the
northwest corner of section eighteen ,lS,towu
eight ts range thirty-six (Ss and we respect
fully represent chat each of US is a household
er of said county. residing in the vicinity Of
where said rrad is proposed to be laid out, and
that said road if so laid out will be of public
utility.
(Signed) W H Kingery, X B Elliott, A Now
land. VIM Waters. NJ Budong, W Waters.
C Pendarvis, C Kern Geo F Pulsifer, AL
win Bieber, s Miller, C Mills.
Sworn by J NJ Summers.
The following road petitioners bond was
given and approved:
" H Kingery. r b Elliott, A Rowland, VIM
Waters. S w Waters, c Pendarvis, C n Kirk
| Geo Pulsifer, Alvin H Bieber. S D Miller, S
c Mills, NJ Budlong, as petitioners, being
about to present to the board of county COM
missioners of the county of Thomas, in the
State of kadsas, their certain petition, signed
by them, praying said board to establish a GER
| tain road in said county, described in said pc
titiOn as follows: Beginning at the southwest
| corner of section thirty-One (3l), town seven
| "a, range thirty-three (S3), thence west to the
northwest corner of section one ID, town
eight (8), range thirty-fve (35), thence south
one mile to the northwest corner of section
twelve Q2).thence west two miles to the north
west corner of section ten Q0), town eight (S),
range thirty-fve 35) thence south one mile to
the northeast corner of section sixteen Q6),
thence west to the county line, ending at the
northwest corner of section eighteen as, town
eight S), range thirty-six C36).
Now, therefore, we. w H Kingery as princ-
pal, and r Elliott, VIM Baldwin, NJ Bud
long. as sureties, do hereby bind ourselves
firmly by these presents, and do promise to
pay to the state of Kansas for the use or said
county of Thomas, the amount of all costs and
expenses that may accrue on or in the pro-
ceedings upon and under said petition, in case
the proceedings had in pursuance of said pc
titiOn shall not be finally confirmed and estab-
lished. Provided. however, and this Obliga-
ton is upon this express condition tO-wit:
that If the said above named petitioners shall,
in case the said proceedings had in pursuance
of said petition, shall not be finally confirmed
and established, themselves pay into the
treasurer of the said county of Thomas, the
amount of all said costs and expenses, when
and if the same shall become due and payable
by them, then this obligation to be void, 9TH
erwise to be and remain in full force and eff
feet.
Witness our hands this 4th day If January,
A. D. 1887.
W. H. KINGERY,
II. b. ELLIOTT,
WIN. BALDWIN,
NJ. S. BUDLONG
The following bills were allowed:
VIM H Smith, days services as county
COLlIISSlOHcT at sOU per Udy S3W
Frank Cingree, days services as coun-
ty commissioner at $500 per day 240O
Moved and carried to adjourn.
Attest-J. NJ. SUMMERS. County Clerk.
FRANK PINGREE, Chairman.
w. H. SMITH, Co. Com.
January 10. 1887.
Commits sioners met in special session.
Members present: Frank Pingree. VIM. H.
Smith and VIM. Baldwin, commissioners, and
]. NJ. Summers, county clerk.
Moved and carried that Frank Pingree act
as Chairman for one year.
Moved and carried to strike off from tax roll
erroneous assessment of $500 against F
Marcy, of Barrett township.
1t is hereby ordered that - Dilatush and
w r Sullivan be appointed as a school beard
of examiners, after which the following per-
sons were appointed to appraise the following
school, land tO-wit: the ne Or section Is, town
6. range 81; also east half of southeast quar-
ter, section IA. town 8, range IS; also east half
southwest quarter, and west half Of the south
east quarter of section IA, town 6, range 80.
Moved and carried to adjourn,
FRANK PINGREE,
w. H. SMITH,
w. NJ. BALDWIN,
County Commissioners.
Attest: j. NJ. SUMMERS, county Clerk.
STATE OF KANSAS, %
THOMAS COUNTY,
IL. II. Summers. county clerk in and for |
Thomas county. state of Kansas, do hereby |
certify that the foregoing is true and correct 4!
copy of the proceedings OF county commits |
siCners of Thomas county, Kansas maid at |
regular January session, 1881. and at special |
session of Jan. 10, 1887.
JIM. SUMMERS, County Clerk.